The only conclusion I can draw from practicing Krav Maga is that the one night you forget your cup is the one night some crosstraining Muay Thai fighter with tree trunks for legs decides to channel all of his daddy issues into the hardest groin kick he can muster. Said kick will occur while your attention is diverted elsewhere.

I think KM is a decent gateway MA. A short contract stint won't hurt. KM may reveal an area that best suits you.

You going to tell us why?

Originally Posted by yli

The only conclusion I can draw from practicing Krav Maga is that the one night you forget your cup is the one night some crosstraining Muay Thai fighter with tree trunks for legs decides to channel all of his daddy issues into the hardest groin kick he can muster. Said kick will occur while your attention is diverted elsewhere.

Never had to have drainage. I have a younger sister so I turn my hips by reflex now.

A younger brother will teach you the same reflex. Bonus I got to "educate" him too. Really freaked a few classmates out once when I seemingly took a really ugly fieldgoal like nut shot without so much as wincing. In that case I opted to keep my secrets and live in infamy. However forgetting your cup in Jiu Jitsu I would not advise. I've taken far more elbows rolling than feet sparring.

I think I get what he's saying here. Krav Maga was meant to be a system of easily learned striking, grappling and weapon defense for the military. It's a basic self defense program. By training in it a short time, a person could develop some basic skill in a few areas, and maybe discover that they have an interest in a particular area. Maybe they find they like grappling so start BJJ, or they enjoy training with weapons and get into Kali and so on.